Alabama Absentee Ballot

Alabama absentee ballot deadlines

Absentee ballot application deadlines: Received 5 days before Election Day

Voted ballots are due: Postmarked by the day before Election Day (by mail).
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before Election Day (in person).

Alabama absentee ballot rules

You may vote by absentee ballot in Alabama if:

you will be absent from the county on Election Day

you are ill or have a physical disability that prevents a trip to the polling place

you are a registered Alabama voter who is temporarily living outside the county (such as a member of the armed forces, a voter employed outside of the United States, a college student, or a spouse or child of such a person)

you are an appointed election officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than your regular polling place

you work a required shift – 10 hours or more – that coincides with polling hours

Offsite links

Local Election Office: This is the government office responsible for running elections in your region. Theses are the best people to contact if you have any questions at all about voting in your state.